Shetland Ponies Are My Favorite!

From the Series My Favorite Horses

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Do you like ponies? Then you’ll love learning all about the Shetland. Shetland ponies have small, broad heads and stocky bodies, and they’re known for being hard workers. Did you know that Shetlands hauled coal in England’s coal mines in the mid-1800s? Or that modern-day Shetlands sometimes help the blind by serving as guide ponies? Learn more about Shetlands in this fun and fascinating book!

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978-0-7613-8811-1
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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Publication Date 2012-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.4
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003110, JNF054170
Dewey 636.1'6
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Lexile 600
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 3.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 147597
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Elaine Landau

Award-winning nonfiction children’s book author Elaine Landau has written over 300 books for young readers. She worked as a newspaper reporter, a children’s book editor, and a youth services librarian before becoming a full time author.

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My Favorite Horses

My Favorite Horses is sure to appeal to kids with a passion for horses and riding. Each title focuses on a different horse breed, from Arabians to American Quarter Horses. The series introduces readers to the characteristics of each breed, provides a breed history, discusses traits of… View available downloads →

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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“The clean design with text boxes, photos, and other images will draw browsers, and the conversational narratives will encourage reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple